Paper box



. Aug; 23, 1932. EL Q WARN@ 1,873,085

PAPER BOX Filed Jan, 24, 1931 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 23, 1932. Y

B. G. WARNER PAPER Box Filed Jan.l 24, 1931 .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 239 1932 @UNITED sTATEs PATENT BRADFORD G.' WARNER, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WABNER- was OFFICE BROTHERS COMPANY, OF BRIDCEPORT, CONNECTICULA CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT PAPER BOX Application led January 24, 1931. Serial No. 510,934.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxes and has special reference to both set-up and foldable paper boxes that can be effectively used for display purposes as well as a container during shipment and storage.

The invention more particularly relates to that class of display boxes wherein the closure member of the box may be formed inte- .10} gral with the body and creasedtransversely tongue detachably secured to the front por! ltl of the top portion of the box in a way to be foldedl down over the top and front and its tion.

' An important feature of the invention is the provision of a base member having an opening therethrough with opposed anges on opposite edges of the base to which the articles to be displayed, as for instance cards view 'of the paper box and matches contained of matches, may be secured in a vertical position as by means of stitching, as shown, orI

v of the box.

A further object of the invention is to pro- 3 i vide means for detachably or otherwise securing this base in the box whereby the base will'not readily pull out when the matches are detached from time to time.

Another feature of the box is that of the attachment to its bottom portion cfa separately formed bottom member whichmay be attached as by gluing and will serve to reinforce the bottom, strengthen the structure and provide an extended flange around the bottom portion in a manner to form a better support or footing for the box.

The invention further relates to a box, the shape and size of which may be varied to better accommodate the particular class of merchandise which'it is intended to house. The box herein illustrated is especially designed for holding cards of paper matches, but it will be obvious that it can readily be used for other articles by -slightly modifying its'construction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides and consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes with cards of paper matches;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevational therein shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detached vertical sectional view of the removable base member of the box and matches shown in Fig. 2; i'

Fig. 4 shows a sectional 'elevation of the base and assembled matches as shown in Fig.

.in the matches are arranged on an incline, better topermit them to be torn away first V.from the lower front side;

Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the base member;

Fig. 7 shows a paper blank from which the base is formed;

Fig-8 shows a blank from which the body of the box is formed;

Fig. 9 shows the blank which forms the extended bottom member of the box; and

Fig. 10 shows a modified form of base wherein the opposed flanges adjacent the opening for supporting the matches are disposed upward instead of down.

My improved box is formed of three specially cut and creased blanks of suitable ma- Figa 5 shows a modified form of base where.-

' with respect to each other. As designed, this blank includes a back portion a, sides b-b,

. front c, foldable iiaps Z22- 52, and depending bottom portions bb and c. The bottom extension a on the back is provided .with an opening d which is widest adjacent its line of fold, and as will be seen in Fig. 2, is adapted to be disposed upward against the inside of the back to form a pocket to receive the interlocln'ng tongue of the base. E represents an integrally formed pasting ap that 1s adapted to be stuck to the inner edge portion e of the back to retain the folded blank in rectangular shape. The closure flap that extends upward from the back member a, includes a top portion f and front tongue portion g, thelower edge of which is adapted to -Ee shoved down in back of the front memer c.

In the folding of the box the depending bottom portions b and c are bent along the lines `of the creases and disposed inward at a right angle so that .they may be laid together and glued if desired or secured by the attachment thereto of Lthe bottom member h. The base 'i shown` in Fig. 6 is relatively flat and rectangular in form and of a size to snugly fit into the bottom portion of the box, and includes depending flanges y' around its edge portion to support the base in spaced relation to the bottom of the box. This base is further provided with a central opening Z therethrough and extended parallel flanges m-m .v that are disposed at right angles to the b ase,

forming a relatively large rectangular shaped vertical opening and into which the butt ends of a series of cards o f paper matches 'n may be positioned, with their striking heads disposed upward, and attached to the base by stitching or wire staples o, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. This method of attachment ``permits the individual matches to be readily torn from the cards along the dotted line p indicated at the bottom edge of the cuts separating the several individual matches, see Fig. 1.

The tongue 7c that is cut from the base serves to engage the opening d in the'side wall of the box whereby the inner edge portion of the base, preferably the back, is detachably secured thereto. The locking flaps b2-b2 that are formed integral with the sides b b are adapted to be folded in against the said sides after the base has been positioned in -the box, in a manner to engage the top surface of the base, and further serve to hold the base, especially thefront portion thereof, in position against the bottom.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a relatively flat box, having an opening to receive the matches` and flanges fm, that are disposed upward instead of down, and whereby the matches may be secured to the base without projecting them through the opening as far as in the other form.

As shown in Fig. 5 the rear flange or leg of the base may be longer than the front iange, or other means may be provided to support the rear end of the base higher than the front, or in fact to support the respective `cards ofmatches from front to rear, in `slightly higher, positions as to permit the matches'to bemore freely torn away from front to rear, from the respective cards.

My invention is not to be limited to the the base in a box since other means such as particular means herein shown for securing glue can be used, especiallyv'hen the boxes v are not to be relilled.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s: f

1. In a box of the class described, the/combination with a fol/dable body comprising a back having an upwardly disposed extension with a hole therethrough and including top and closure flap portions and having a foldable lateral extension forming front, sides and bottom portions, all adapted to be folded and secured together to form a closable container, of a base member-adapted to fit in the bottom portion of the folded body, having depending supporting flanges on its outer edge portions to engage the sides and the bottom of the folded body, and havin an opening therethrough to receive' merc andise, merchandise positioned in said opening, means for securing said merchandise in said opening, a tongue projected from the base 2. In a box o f the class described, the com- .bination with a foldable body comprising aback having an upwardly disposed extension with a hole therethrough and including top and closure iap portions and having a foldable lateral extension forming front, sides and bottom portions, all adapted to be folded and secured together to form a closable container, of a base member adapted to ft in the bottom portion of the folded body, the depending supporting flange on the back edge being longer than the front in a way to support the said base member at an incline with respect to the bottom of the body, having depending supporting flanges on its outer edge portions to en age the sides and the bottom of the folde body,`and having an opening therethrough to receive merchandise, *l

merchandise positioned in said opening,

means for securing said merchandise in said opening, a tongue projected from the base to engage the whole in the upwardl disposed xtension for the connection of thej ase to the 3. In a box of the class described, the oombination with a foldable body comprising a back having an upwardly disposed extension lo with a hole therethrough and including top and closure flap portions and having a foldable lateralextension forming front, sides provided with foldable flaps, and bottom portions, all adapted to be folded and secured together to form a closable 1container, of' a. base member adapted to lit in the bottom portion of the folded body, having depending supporting flanges on its outer edge portions to engage thesides and the bottom of the folded body, and having an opening therethrough to receive merchandise, merchandise positioned in said opening, means for securing 'said merchandise in said opening, a tongue projected from the base to engage the hole in the upwardly disposed extension for the connection of the base to he body, said foldable flaps on the sides being adapted to be disposed inward over the top of the base member to hold it in position. v

Signed at Bridgeport, in vthe county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, this 3rd day of January, A. D. 1931;

BRADFORD G. WARNER. 

